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Extremely scarce lot of 17 trading cards from club in the Cape Cod Baseball League. A total of 21 players on the 2008 Kettleers have been picked in Major League Baseball's First Year Player Draft
Includes first-ever cards of:
Chris Dwyer (Clemson) Signed with Kansas City Royals for a $1.45 million bonus in 2009 -- the most money ever given to a player drafted the the fourth round.
Riley Cooper (Florida) Picked by New York in 3rd round of 2009 draft from Florida Southern.
Daniel Tillman (Florida Southern) Picked by Angels in 2nd round of 2010 draft from Florida Atlantic. Tillman was a Cape Cod League all-star in 2009.
Cory Vaughn (San Diego State) Selected by New York Mets in 4th round of 2010 draft . Son of former major league all-star Greg Vaughn.
Chad Bell (Walters State CC) Chosen by Texas Rangers in 14th Round of 2009 draft; received signing bonus of $450,000.
Chris Bisson (Kentucky) Native of Canada; was picked by San Diego Padres in 4th round of 2010 draft from University of Kentucky. Top base-stealer in 2009 Cape Cod League.
Cody Stanley (UNC Wilmington) Chosen by St. Louis Cardinals in 4th round of 2010 draft. Stanley earned first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors after hitting .323 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 13 stolen bases. The strong-armed receiver, a member of the Cape’s West Division All-Star team last summer paced the CAA with 25 runners caught stealing.
Rico Noel (Coastal Carolina) Drafted by San Diego Padres in 5th round of 2010 draft from Coastal Carolina University.
Jeff Walters (Georgia) Picked by New York Mets in 7th round of 2009 draft from Georgia. Walters has been drafted four times before. He was a 24th-round pick by San Francisco in 2006 following his senior year at Olympic High School in Orlando, Florida. He opted to attend St. Petersburg College and was a 47th-round selection by Washington in 2007 and a 30th-round pick by Cleveland in 2008. He transferred to Georgia in 2009 and was a 17th-round pick by Baltimore in 2009.
Tony Plagman (Georgia Tech) Picked by Detroit Tigers in 9th round of 2010 draft from Georgia Tech.
Jake Buchanan (North Carolina State) Selected by Houston Astros in 8th round of 2010 draft.
Brian B.J. Guinn (California-Berkeley) Picked by San Diego Padres in 11th round of 2010 draft. The 2010 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, Guinn hit .327 with 12 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 15 stolen bases and 30 RBI. His father Brian played with the Oakland A's, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox organizations.
Craig Fritsch (Baylor) Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in 16th round of 2010 draft.
Mike Nesseth (Nebraska) Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in 17th round of 2010 draft. This marked the second straight year Nesseth was drafted, as he was a 15th-round pick in 2009.
Jeff Rowland (Georgia Tech) Picked by Detroit Tigers in 19th round of 2010 draft from Georgia Tech. In 2010, Rowland led the Yellow Jackets’ team in runs scored (75) and triples (7), while batting .322 with 10 home runs and 42 RBI.
Brandon May (Alabama) Selected out of the University of Alabama by the Chicago Cubs in the 36th round of the 2009 draft.
Devin Harris (East Carolina) Selected by San Francisco Giants in 49th round of 2010 draft from East Carolina. One of best athletes in 2010 draft, Harris belted 13 home runs, drove in 53 runs (career-best) and laced 18 doubles (career-high) this season -- all ranking among the team and league leaders. The Orioles drafted him in the eighth round in the 2009 draft.
Also includes cards of:
Cameron Rupp (Texas) Third-round draft pick of Philadelphia Phillies in 2010. Named to 2009 Cape Cod League All-Star Game. Rupp, a former AFLAC High School All-American, hit .317 with 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 54 RBI in 60 games in 2010 and was a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award.
Kevin Keyes (Texas) Chosen by Washington Nationals in 7th round of 2010. A former AFLAC High School All-American, Keyes earned second-team All-Big 12 and is hitting .305 with 11 doubles, 14 home runs, 57 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 2010.
Checklist: 1 Chad Bell (Walters State CC) 2 Chris Bisson (Kentucky) 3 Seth Blair (Arizona State) 4 Ricky Bowen (Mississippi State) 5 Jake Buchanan (North Carolina State) 6 Zach Cone (Georgia) 7 Riley Cooper (Florida) 8 Zack Cox (Arkansas) 9 Brandon Cumpton (Georgia Tech) 10 Chris Dwyer (Clemson) 11 Craig Fritsch (Baylor) 12 Drew Gagnier (Oregon) 13 Matt Grace (UCLA) 14 Justin Grimm (Georgia) 15 Brian B.J. Guinn (California-Berkeley) 16 Kevin Keyes (Texas) 17 Zach Maggard (Florida Southern) 18 Brandon May (Alabama) 19 Navery Moore (Vanderbilt) 20 Mike Nesseth (Nebraska) 21 Rico Noel (Coastal Carolina) 22 Kevin Patterson (Auburn) 23 Tony Plagman (Georgia Tech) 24 Ben Rowen (Virginia Tech) 25 Jeff Rowland (Georgia Tech) 26 Cameron Rupp (Texas) 27 Cody Stanley (UNC Wilmington) 28 Daniel Tillman (Florida Southern) 29 Cory Vaughn (San Diego State) 30 Jeff Walters (Georgia) 31 Devin Harris (East Carolina) 32 Andres Caceres (Connors State College) |